Another episode from Paul DeAnguera.
“China had a feudal system much like Europe’s, only about a thousand years earlier,” Peabody commented as he led the Legume’s officers through the Chou dynasty’s palace in Loyang in the sixth century BC. “That depressed-looking fellow by the tapestry controls the Aral Lake region; he’s the Duke of Aral.” They exchanged bows with the gentleman and passed under a carved archway into the next chamber.
“And this man has devised a universal addressing system … Read the rest...
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